1. Составила учитель информатики и английского языка школы №841 Марина С.А.

2. Contents Answer the questions Answer the questions Answer the questions Answer the questions Listen to the text Listen to the text Listen to the text Listen to the text What do you know of it What do you know of it What do you know of it What do you know of it Guess who it was Guess who it was Guess who it was Guess who it was Complete the descriptions Complete the descriptions Complete the descriptions Complete the descriptions Do the quiz Do the quiz Do the quiz Do the quiz

3. The map of the UK Scotland England Wales N.Ireland

4. The United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland National Emblems Flags

5. Do you know Britain well? Great Britain London All the questions are devoted to two topics:

6. 1. What is the capital of the UK? The capital of England is London. The answer: The question for team1:

7. 2. What is the name of the Queen? The Queen is the symbol of the country history and traditions. Her name is The Queen is the symbol of the country history and traditions. Her name is Elizabeth II. The answer: The question for team2:

8. 1. What city is the capital city of Wales? Cardiff is the capital of Wales. The answer: The question for team1:

9. 2. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? The capital of Northern Irelandis Belfast. The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. The answer: The question for team2:

10. 1. What is the capital of England? London isthe capital of England. London is the capital of England. The answer: The question for team1:

11. 2. What is the capital of Scotland? The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. The answer: The question for team2:

12. 1. What is the population of the UK nowadays? The population of the UK is about 57 million people. The answer: The question for team1:

13. 2. Which country is the largest in the UK? The largest country is England. Most of the populations live there (46 million). The answer: The question for team2:

14. 1. What is another name for the British flag? The British flag is known as “The Union Jack”. The answer: The question for team1:

15. 2. Two British towns are known as university towns. Name them. They are Cambridge and Oxford. The answer: The question for team2:

16. 1. What is the oldest and the busiest part of London? Why? The answer: The oldest and the busiest part of London is the City. Most important companies and banks have offices there. The question for team1:

17. 2. London. What can you see in the West End? Here you can see historical buildings, theatres, museums, fashionable shops and gardens. The answer: The question for team2:

18. 1. What church is the greatest church in London? The greatest church in London is St. Paul’s Cathedral. The answer: The question for team1:

19. 2. What bridge is the symbol of London? Tower Bridge is the symbol of London. The answer: The question for team2:

20. 1. Who founded the Tower of London and when? The Tower of London was founded The Tower of London was founded by William the Conqueror in 1078. The answer: The question for team1:

21. 2. Who was the first English king crowed in Westminster Abbey? crowed in Westminster Abbey in 1066. William the Conqueror was crowed in Westminster Abbey in 1066. The answer: The question for team2:

22. 1. What is another name of Westminster Palace? Westminster Palace is knows as the Houses of Parliament. The answer: The question for team1:

23. 2. Why is the Clock Tower called Big Ben? The Clock Tower was called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall, who looked after the building of the clock. The answer: The question for team2:

24. 1. The National Gallery. What can you see there? The collection contains pictures of all the European schools of painting between the 13-th and early 20-th century. Now there are more thah 2.000 painting in the collection. The answer: The question for team1:

25. 2. This building is the Queen’s residence in London. Name it. Queen’s residence in London. Buckingham Palace is Queen’s residence in London. The answer: The question for team2:

26. 1. London. Trafalgar Square. Whose statue is on the top of the column? It is the monument to Lord Nelson. His statue is on the top of the column. The answer: The question for team1:

27. Sir Christofer Wren is known as “the architect of London” for he planned the building of London after the Great fire of 1666. 2. Who was called “the architect of London” after the Great fire of 1666? The answer: The question for team2:

28. 1. Westminster Palace. What does the flag on the Victoria Tower show? The British flag on the top of the Victoria Tower show that Parliament is in session. The answer: The question for team1:

29. 2.. What does the flag on the top of it show? 2. Buckingham Palace. What does the flag on the top of it show? When the flag is flying on the top the Queen is at home. The answer: The question for team2:

30. Noth of England Midlands East Anglia Southeast Southwest The ……….. is a highly populated region of England, there is a lot of industry near the Themes. The capital of the UK and such historical cities as Windsor, Dover and Brighton are situated here. It is famous for its resorts. It is a farming region, which attracts a lot of holidaymakers. If you want to see the famous Stonehenge, one of the remarkable historic places in the UK, you should come to the ………………. Complete the descriptions For team1: For team2: Southeast Southwest. …………. is very flat and it is farming region. It has beautiful cities with fine historic building such as Cambridge. The …………. is the largest industrial part in the country. The two famous cities: Stratford- upon-Avon and Oxford connected with the English culture. East Anglia Midlands

31. Trafalgar Square was created to commemorate admiral Nelson's great victory over Napoleon's navy at Trafalgar in 1805. It took many years for the project to be completed and it wasn't until 1843 that the 5 meter statue of Nelson was finally placed on top of the column. A year earlier 14 brave people sat and had dinner on top of it. Nowadays the only people to climb the column are stipple jacks who clean off the pigeon droppings. On the north side of the square is the National Gallery which houses one of the world's great art collections on the site of what used to be the Royal Mews. Every Christmas people flock to the square to sing carols under the fir-tree donated by the city of Oslo and the square is also the venue for political demonstrations and for seeing in the New Year. Read the text then answer the questions on the text The translation of these words helps you: commemorate – праздновать mew – конюшня navy – военно-морской флот venue – место встречи flock – толпиться

32. Answer the questons on the text For team1: For team2: 1. When did admiral Nelson defeat Napoleon's navy at Trafalgar? 2. Where is the National Gallery situated? 1. When was the project completed with the statue Nelson on the top of the column. 2. When do people flock to the square to sing carols under the fir-tree? Every Christmas people flock to the square to sing carols under the fir-tree. The project was completed in 1843. On the north side of the square is the National Gallery. Admiral Nelson defeated Napoleon's navy at Trafalgar in 1805.

33. What do you know of it? The photo for team1:The photo for team2: Tell us about the places of interest in London Westminster Abbey St. Paul’s Cathedral

34. Guess who was who? 1. He went to a grammar school and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. His school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holidays he could have a real rest. 2. In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in his native town where he died in 1616. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Four hundred years later his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world. 3. While still a teenager, he married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. They had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London, leaving Anne and the children at home. 4. He was one of the world's greatest writers. He was born on April 23, 1564 in England. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker. 5. In London he began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. He wrote plays for the famous Globe Theatre. Later he was one of the owners of the Globe Theatre.

35. The right order of the parts: 1. He went to a grammar school and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. His school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holidays he could have a real rest. 2. In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in his native town where he died in 1616. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Four hundred years later his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world. 3. While still a teenager, he married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. They had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London, leaving Anne and the children at home. 4. He was one of the world's greatest writers. He was born on April 23, 1564 in England. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker. 5. In London he began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. He wrote plays for the famous Globe Theatre. Later he was one of the owners of the Globe Theatre.

36. William Shakespeare (1564 -1616)

37. Do this quize Do this quize Choose the right item. 1) The capital of the Northern Ireland is... a) Dublin b) Cardiff c) Belfast 2) The British Flag is often called... a) the Union Jack b) the Maple Leaf c) the Stars and Stripes 3) What is the population of the UK nowadays? a) about 40 million people b) about 70 million people c) about 56 million people 4) It was the prison, the fortress and now it is the museum. a) The Tower of London b) Westminster Abbey c) Westminster Palace 5) He is now known as an architect of London. a) Henry VIII b) Sir Christopher Wren c) William Shakespeare 6) Westminster palace. What are the names of the two towers? a) the Victoria Tower and the Clock Tower b) the Victoria Tower and the White Tower c) the Write Tower and The Clock Tower 7) The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from... a) Wales b) Ireland с) Scotland 8) Where does the British Parliament seat in London? a) in The Tower of London б) in Westminster Palace c) in Buckingham Palace 9) What is the crowning place of English kings and queens? a) The Tower of London b) Westminster Abbey c) Buckingham Palace 10) The Royal residence in London is a) Buckingham Palace b) The Tower of London c) the Royal Albert Hall

38. Homework Homework Ex. 29 p. 202 Write down your homework: